![]() ![]() 2Īs noted by the X marks, all collections except for the Windows programs are to be installed. ![]() The default is a full installation with 40 out of 41 collections. Now we’re going to customise which package collections we wish to install. The other variables will be automatically updated to follow this path: Press D and then Enter and the following with a number of variables is shown:Įnter the path to the directory that you created above followed by /texlive/2020.įor me this would be /Users/petersmith/bin/texlive/2020: This however is a restricted directory and so can only be written to with superuser privileges. The default is to install texlive in /usr/local/texlive/2020. P = saves a profile if you want to repeat the installation with the same options somewhere else.įirst, we need to change the installation location.V = sets up for portable versus regular installation.We’ll leave these as they are, but the options can already be seen. The default is 40 for the full installation. Effectively the list of packages and programs that you’ll install. S = choose installation scheme, where you have a set of predefined installation options, from the full installation to small among others.Most likely you don’t need to touch this, the installer will figure it out by default. You have the option to determine a number of options here: Putting in this command will bring up the following dialogue: Then, open a terminal window and type the following to navigate to your Downloads folder: This will download a tarball or zipfile that contains the necessary script for the installation. Go to the TeX Live availability page from the TeX Users Group and click or. If you’re not familiar with doing this, then you need the ‘Terminal’ app that is preinstalled on your Mac, or some other shell emulator like iTerm2. Note that various steps below require you to input terminal commands. If you then find space at a premium, you just dislike wasted space, or you want to control absolutely everything that goes on your system, then there is also the option to install over the internet, which gives you more control over the installation, letting you tailor it to your own needs. This may not be an issue for you, but given that Mactex installs (pretty much) the complete TeX installation, most likely you’re not going to use most of what is installed, so it’s just wasted space. On older models, the basic version was even less: in 2014 I got a Macbook Pro 13” Retina wioth 128GB hard drive, and the Macbook Air used to be the same, and then the full Mactex installation takes up 6% of your system. The entry level Macbook Pro comes with a 256GB hard drive, so 7GB is not a massive amount of space, but it’s still around 3% of your hard drive taken up. However, it is a very large download file, currently 3.9GB and the installation takes almost 7GB on your system. This is tailored for macOS, including some support for native mac apps, as well as having a native mac installation. The documentation for installing LaTeX states that on macOS, it is recommended to use Mactex. ![]()
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